Armed Violence
HumAngle’s Armed Violence Desk focuses on stories from the security sector and covers the main actors of the regional conflict ecosystem. It also tracks down sources and combs through records to generate and verify information about trends in insecurity.
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Kano State Legislator’s Daughter Abducted
Unknown persons abducted Juwairiyya, a 17-year-old daughter of Murtala Musa Kore, the member representing Danbatta Constituency in Kano State House…
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Major, 2 Other Officers And Soldiers Killed In Ambush Attack In Katsina State
On Saturday, July 18, 2020, a contingent of Nigerian troops of Exercise Sahel Sanity on a mission to clear a…
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Fear Of Security, Task Force Teams Greater Than COVID-19 In Southeast Nigeria
The fear of security personnel and task force teams in the five Southeast states of Nigeria is greater than concerns…
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2 Or 40? Army, ISWAP Give Conflicting Figures Of Military Casualties In Recent Attack
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway terrorist group from the Boko Haram, claims it killed 40 personnel…
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Boko Haram: Hate Speech Campaign Targeting Kanuri Trends on Twitter
Systematic disinformation and hate speech campaign trended on Friday, July 17, on Twitter Nigeria with users promoting messages accusing Kanuris…
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Bomb Explodes, Kills 6 Children, Injures Others In Katsina State
At least seven persons were killed by a bomb which exploded on a farm in Malumfashi Local Government Area of…
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How Nigerian Army Is Weaponising ‘Fake News’ To Discredit Journalists
The Nigerian Army has occasionally made statements condemning the spread of misinformation which, it says, has the potential to undermine…
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Flying Officer Arotile To Be Buried With Full Military Honours
The Nigerian Air Force has disclosed that late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, who died on July 14, will be laid…
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Crisis In Mali Can Trigger Wave Of Insecurity Across West Africa, Obasanjo Warns
Former Nigerian President and founder of the Africa Leadership Forum (ALF), Olusegun Obasanjo, has cautioned that the ongoing political crisis…
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70,000 Flee Terror Attacks In Nigeria’s Sokoto, Katsina States
Over 70, 000 Nigerians have fled the country to Niger Republic due to terror attacks by armed bands in the…
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